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News from Southern Africa, tracking political shifts, economic trends, and social issues across South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, and neighboring states.
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, was arrested in Johannesburg on Thursday after a gardener at his Hyde Park residence was shot and left in critical condition, South African police confirmed.
A coalition of opposition parties in Namibia has rejected a proposed bill that would move regulatory power over oil and gas from the Ministry of Mines directly to the Presidency. Critics argue this move invites "political interference and corruption" while weakening parliamentary oversight.
Following his State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa is at the Atlantic Beach Golf Estate today for the 2026 Presidential Golf Challenge. The event is raising funds for the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation to build modern ablution facilities at rural schools under the "SAFE" initiative.
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has arrived at Parliament for President Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address. Their message is blunt: no more "diagnoses" municipalities need immediate funding and a "clear roadmap" for the year.
As Tropical Storm Gezani gains strength in the Mozambique Channel, aid agencies warn that the Gaza and Inhambane provinces already underwater from months of rain, face a total humanitarian collapse. Over a million people are in the storm's projected path.
Zimbabwe’s cabinet has approved draft constitutional amendments that could allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in office until at least 2030, intensifying a bitter national debate over democracy and governance. The plan, endorsed at a meeting on Tuesday, proposes changing the Constitution to extend presidential and parliamentary terms from five years to seven years and to shift the method of choosing a president from direct popular vote to election by Members of Parliament.
Zambia’s High Court has ordered the seizure of assets worth more than $1.3 million from Dalitso Lungu, the son of former president Edgar Lungu, after ruling that he could not credibly explain how he acquired 79 vehicles, 23 parcels of land and other properties. The ruling by the Economic and Financial Crimes Court in Lusaka on Monday follows an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions arguing that the assets were “tainted” and likely linked to unlawful activity. Dalitso is reported to have failed to offer verifiable evidence that the wealth was lawfully obtained.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile is heading to Cape Town this week to speak at the 2026 Investing in African Mining Indaba, where critical minerals and South Africa’s role in global EV battery value chains are top priorities.
South Africa launched the Thuraya-4 satellite service in Johannesburg today, with President Cyril Ramaphosa saying the partnership with Space42 will help bring high-speed internet to remote rural villages.
South Africa has begun withdrawing its troops from eastern DR Congo, ending its role in a UN peacekeeping mission amid mounting regional instability and domestic pressure.
